Crown Court
- Created by: Victoria
- Created on: 21-12-15 16:08
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- Crown Court
- Carries out four types of activity
- 1. Appeals from decisions of magistrates
- 2. Sentencing of defendants committed from magistrates' courts
- 3. Jury trails
- 4. Sentencing of the convicted in the Crown Court, either after trail or on pleading guilty
- Key roles
- The Judge
- Ensures clarity and fairness
- Decides on legal issues such as admissibility of evidence
- Determines sentencing upon finding of guilt
- Issues warrants
- Barristers
- Prosecution
- Conduct prosecution of behalf of the court
- cross examine defence witnesses
- call and examine all prosecution witnesses
- present other evidence to the court
- Defence
- Conduct the defence of the accused person
- call and examine in chief all defence witnesses
- present other evidence in court
- offers mitigation on behalf of the defendant
- Prosecution
- The jury
- decide of the facts of the case
- 12 local people between 18-70
- picked at random
- No personal connection with the trail
- Witnesses
- prosection
- defence
- police officers
- The Judge
- Carries out four types of activity
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